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Books of The Times; Considerable Expectations Talent for Friendship

By Christopher Lehmann-Haupt ();

August 05, 1980,

, Section Science Times, Page C9, Column , words

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IN his preface to "Music for Chameleons," a collection of his recent shorter writings, Truman Capote takes an unusual gamble. Writing about the difficulties of his craft, he reviews his own career and describes an artistic crisis he experienced while working on his longawaited and much-publicized "nonfiction novel." "Answered Prayers."

August 05, 1980

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